The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins added a pair of impact forwards today in Ryan Bayda and Chris Bourque.
Bourque, the 23-year-old son of Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, was placed on waivers by the Washington Capitals and claimed by Pittsburgh. He played the past four seasons with the Hershey Bears, helping them to an AHL-record 10th Calder Cup title in 2008-09, and has had seasons of 25, 28 and 21 goals (58, 68 and 73 points) for Hershey.
Bayda this week signed a one-year free-agent deal with Pittsburgh, and was formally sent down today. He passed on a two-way, NHL-AHL contract offer from the Carolina Hurricanes for this season.
The 28-year-old Bayda (who turns 29 in December) played 70 of his 179 NHL games for the Canes last season. He had 71 points (36g, 35a) in 76 games for the Albany River Rats in 2006-07 and 2007-08, including pro career highs of 29 goals and 54 points in 55 games three seasons ago.
Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Lightning sent defenseman Matt Lashoff of East Greenbush to their AHL affiliate in Norfolk. Acquired at the NHL trade deadline in March from Boston, Lashoff was hoping to stick with the Bolts, where he had seven assists in 12 games following the deal.
Forward Ilkka Pikkarainen -- back for a second tour in the New Jersey Devils organization -- is sidelined indefinitely with an "unknown" injury. Gotta love those Devs.
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